Improvement in pen and pencil cases



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAooE J. HAToHER, 'or PHILADELPHIA, rEN'NsYLv'ANIA.

IMPROVEMENT |N PEN AND PENCIL o AsEs.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 4,839, dated `November 6,18.46.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L-'JACOB J. HATCHER, of

the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and .Improved Combined Pen and Pencil` Case;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a is a ferrule surroundingthe center of the main tube A. y n

b isa slot in the upper part of the tube A. c `is a recess cut laterallyinto the vup per end of the slot b.. j e Iis a projection on the upperend of the 4pencil-holder f passingthrough and workin g in the slot b. l

The short sliding tube C, Fig. 3, is placed over the upper end of themain tube A, the projection e passing through the slot niny the same,its end bei ngeven with and correspondv ing with the surface'of the tubeC.

- The inclosing sliding` tube E, Fig. 5, is placed over and secured tothe tube C. The two tubes C and -Etogether are the same thickness of theferrule a. Consequently the surface of the tube E corresponds with lthesurface of the ferrule.

-The pen-holderh is secured and operated in the lowger end of the maintube A, in which it is accurately fitted: It is of atubularvform, theever pointed pencil holder f working through the same.

d is a slot in the lower end of the main tube A.

g isa lateral recess or enlargement at the flower end of the slot d.

l i is a projection on the pen-holder h passing out through the recessg, and which may be freely Worked in the slotd. The slidinginclosing-tube B, Fig. 2, iits on over the lower end of the tube A, theprojection i passing through the slot 7c in the same, in which it freelyworks. The outer end of the projec- `tion z' is even with andcorresponds with the surface of the tube B.

m is a lateral recess or cut at the upper end y of the slot lo. f

The inclosing sliding tube D, Fig. 4, is f1tted on over the tube B andsoldered to the same.

Whole is placed within an outer casing, Fig. 6, and secured there bysolderingthe `ferrule a tothe center of thev same.

C, andthe combined for use. 4.

The ,operation ofV my combined .pen andl pencilvcase is as follows: InFig. l of the accompanying drawings both the pen and pen cil holders arerepresented as projecting from l The pencilholder f is the maintube A. Ydrawn back and lsecured in thecase as follows: By the knob s, attachedto the tube C,

it is drawn outgof the case, which draws the f The tube C is thenlturned totheright, which passes the projec-` pencil into the case.

tion e on the pencil-holder into the recess c 'and secures it.' The tubeC, inclosed in` the tube E, is then replaced in the case, the projectione sliding freely in the lslot n in the tube C. The ever-pointedpencil-point is pushed out of` the casey as follows: The tube O is drawnout of the case by means of knob f s as far as the projection e Willypermit. It is 'then turned to the left, therebyremovingthe j 'Yprojection z' from the recess c in the upper end of the slot b to therecess p at the lower 1 p end of the slot 'n in the slide C. ABy pushingj Y the tube C into the case when inthis position the pencil-pointisprojected out of the lower end of the case and is iirmly held in aposi-l tion for use.

The pen holder is operated as follows:

When the pen-holder h is in its place within the tube A, i't is drawnout bydrawing out the sliding tube D, having the tube B Secured withinthe same. f The tube D is then turned, so as to pass the projection i onthe penholderfrom the recess fm into the recess gat .i

the lower end` of the slot d inthe main tube A.y The sndingtube D isthenrepiaceain4 i the case, leaving the pen-holder projected and firmlysecured in a position for use. y place the pen-holder again in the case,the

tube D is drawn out and turned so as to pass Whenthe tubes B D and` C` Earef, thusV arranged upon the main tube A, the

The knob s is then screwed to theendof the sliding tube pen andy pencilis readyy To rethe projection z' from the recess gin the main `tube A tothe reeessm in the tube-B, thus disengaging it from the ina-in tube A.Then by pushing the tube D into the ease the penholder is carried withit and firmly retained by the same.

Having thus fully described'my combined pen and pencil case, What lclaim therein as new, and desire to secure byLet'ters Patent,

VThe combining ofVv the pen-holder h in the same ease with thepencil-holder f by means of the sliding tubes B D, combined andoperating with the main tube A substantiallyin `the manner herein setforth.

JACOB J. HATCHER. Witnesses: Z. C. ROBBINS,

J. M. THAYER.

